(6 Jul 2023) About the job: Bring your knowledge of managing, governing and coordinating research data at an organizational level to oversee and deliver high-quality services to support the accreditation of the Monash University with regard to the ONDC data accreditation scheme. In this role you will perform and oversee a range of significant…
(7 Jul 2023) About the Role This is an exciting opportunity to inspire and lead a diverse team of experts to develop, support and maintain core elements of our research support ecosystem, including: The University’s institutional data repository; The digital preservation function; The University’s data management planning tool; and A variety of related expert services,…
(20 Jun 2023) CNI (Coalition for Networked Information) is delighted to release the concluding report from Associate Director Emerita Joan Lippincott’s extensive study of the recent past, present and future of a selected set of programs at CNI member institutions addressing digital scholarship (DS), data-intensive, and computation research and interconnections among them. The report can be…
(10 Jul 2023) Abstract of the paper: “University presses, as one of the major content providers in the scholarly e-book market, especially in humanities and social sciences (HSS), play a critical role in the production and distribution of new knowledge and culture. We investigate the relations among university presses, academic libraries, and e-book vendors,…
(5 Jul 2023) Students and scholars at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa (and worldwide) can now easily access and view the fine details of rare, hand-painted Japanese scrolls, made possible by UH Mānoa Library’s new state-of-the-art digitization lab. The scrolls titled 鯨魚鑬笑録 (Geigyo ranshōroku), or “A simple overview of whaling” were created in 1819 and…
(11 Jul 2023) Bloomsbury has announced the launch of a pilot program for a collective-action funding model for open-access books. Bloomsbury Open Collections seeks to spread the cost of open-access publications across multiple organizations while providing private benefits to participating libraries. Bloomsbury is the first commercial publisher to pilot such a model, and aims to…
(12 Jul 2023) Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between September 11, 2023 and December 22, 2023. One free seat per session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries. For full information about the…
(5 Jul 2023) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of the Peer Review Terminology Standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.106-2023), which will support open research by simplifying the communication of peer review roles and practices and fostering greater transparency in the peer review process. Peer review is universally acknowledged as critical to the research…
(11 Jul 2023) Karger Publishers is thrilled to announce its latest partnership with ChronosHub, a platform offering a 360-degree approach to Open Access (OA) Management. This new collaboration benefits Karger’s institutional customers by fostering effective compliance and license management, improved handling of article processing charges and other related costs, billing, and collection, as well as…
(9 Jul 2023) The European Union and New Zealand have today signed an agreement for the participation of New Zealand in EU Programmes. The agreement creates a long-lasting legal framework that regulates the terms and conditions for New Zealand’s participation in European programs, including its involvement in the governance structures and its financial contribution. The…